A 20-year-old man rammed several vehicles as he attempted to escape arrest Sunday evening at the McDonald's on Dixie Drive, Asheboro police said.

Police said an off-duty officer spotted Brandon Chad Elvington at the restaurant at about 11:20 p.m., and knowing Elvington was wanted on probation violation charges, called for police backup so officers could make an arrest.

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As officers arrived at the scene, Elvington was spotted slamming on the gas to back his Ford Explorer into a vehicle that was waiting at the drive-through. Two adults and a 2-year-old child were in that vehicle, but none of them were injured, police said.

Officers pulled out their guns and surrounded the vehicle, demanding that Elvington surrender, police said.

When he refused and locked the doors, officers broke a window on the vehicle and pulled Elvington out, police said.

Elvington was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, aggressive driving, improper backing, resisting a public officer, felony probation violation and failure to appear.

"Miraculously, no one was injured as a result of the traffic crashes and Elvington received only minor scratches from his arrest," a news release from the Asheboro Police Department said.

Bail for Elvington was set at $93,000.

Police said Elvington had been released after being charged in numerous break-ins across Randolph County when Sunday's incident happened.